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Company Overview of Passport Systems Inc.

Company Overview

Passport Systems Inc. designs and develops non-intrusive cargo screening systems for shielded and concealed material scanning. The company’s products are designed to analyze the composition of materials and identify the contents of a container, including commercial items, shielding, fissile materials, and explosives; materials in a shipment, including commercial contraband, such as illegal drugs or commercial products; and for customs inspection, supply-chain quality assurance, and forensics applications. Its products are deployed for sea, air, and land cargo inspections; nuclear forensics; and government or commercial forensic investigations in the United States and internationally. The com...

Passport Systems Inc. designs and develops non-intrusive cargo screening systems for shielded and concealed material scanning. The company’s products are designed to analyze the composition of materials and identify the contents of a container, including commercial items, shielding, fissile materials, and explosives; materials in a shipment, including commercial contraband, such as illegal drugs or commercial products; and for customs inspection, supply-chain quality assurance, and forensics applications. Its products are deployed for sea, air, and land cargo inspections; nuclear forensics; and government or commercial forensic investigations in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Passport Systems Inc. Key Developments

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has awarded contracts to three companies for advanced technology demonstrations for the Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network (RAIN). General Electric received an $8.1 million contract for research, development, design, characterization and demonstration of a node of the RAIN system. Passport Systems received a $7 million contract although no description was provided about the proposed research. Physical Sciences' contract is for $6.2 million and is also for research, development, design and demonstration of a node in the RAIN system. Under the system, radiation detectors, ancillary sensors, image capture systems, and automated analysis and data communications would all be integrated to detect, localize and provide information on a specific conveyance carrying threat materials.

Passport Systems Inc. Adds Robert Falk to International Sales Team

Aug 6 13

Passport Systems Inc. recently appointed Robert Falk to head their International Sales Team. Falk will serve as Managing Director International Sales. Prior to his position with Passport Systems, Falk served as Managing Director EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc.

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